Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Four Orchestral Pieces / Three Village Scenes

overview

tracks

1. Preludio
2. Scherzo
3. Intermezzo
4. Marcia funebre
Wedding
Lullaby
Lad's Dance
Prelude
The curtain rises
First seduction game
Second seduction game
Third seduction game
General consternation. - The tramps make signs from their hiding place that the girl should start,
The girl is undecided. She shudders and draws back again.
The girl sinks down to embrace him; he begins to tremble in feverish excitement.
The tramps leap out, seize the Mandarin and tear him away from the girl. They strip him of his jewe
Suddenly the Mandarin's head appears between the pillows and he looks longingly at the girl. The fo
The terrified tramps discuss how they are to get rid of the Mandarin at last.
The lamps falls to the floor - goes out. The body of the Mandarin begins to glow with a greenish bl